Senior Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Oldham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading nursing care provider as a Senior Health Care Assistant at Walton Grove care home. You'll lead a care team, ensuring high-quality support for residents with diverse needs. Enjoy great rewards, learning opportunities, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in health care required.
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care needed.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care and meal times for residents.
• Lead and motivate a team of care colleagues.
• Ensure high standards of care documentation.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Leadership

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

GCSE Grade C or above in Maths

GCSE Grade C or above in English

Job description

Care home: Walton Grove
Location: 1 Guido Street, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0AL
Contract type: Full and part-time hours available, days and nights
Rate: £12.77 per hour

If you’re an experienced Health Care Assistant looking to take your next career step, we have the role for you.

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with our Nurse in Charge to lead a small Care Team in delivering high-quality care for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at Walton Grove care home in Oldham.

About Exemplar Health Care

Walton Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

When open, Walton Grove will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities.

We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop, and progress.

About the role

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ daily lives.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Supporting people with their personal care
2. Assisting people at meal times
3. Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
4. Encouraging and supporting participation in social activities
5. Promoting choice, dignity, independence, and respect
6. Leading, motivating, and supporting a team of care colleagues
7. Ensuring care documentation is completed to a high standard

We have higher-than-average staffing levels compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with those you support.

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Above all, you should identify with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

You are:

• Caring, kind, understanding, and calm
• Able to deal with and defuse challenging situations
• Energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude
• A great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport
• Comfortable working on your own initiative but knowing when to escalate
• A motivating team leader

To apply, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, and GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English (or relevant functional skills).

What we offer

Great rewards and perks including:

• Regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities, and career prospects
• Access to wages before payday
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

How to apply

If interested, click ‘APPLY NOW’ or contact us for an informal chat at 01977 630830 or via email at [e-mail].

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.